SocialSafe adds Twitter back-ups – we have giveaways
Built using Adobe Air, the app supports both Mac and Windows and, unlike the likes of Backupify, shuns the Cloud for back-ups. Instead all data is stored locally on a user’s PC where, of course, it can still be pushed to the Cloud using a complimentary back-up service but otherwise data integrity and security is left very much in the user’s own hands, which might be a good or bad thing.
That said, for long-time Twitter users, SocialSafe doesn’t go back far enough, due to Twitter’s API limits presumably, although all future tweets can be backed-up incrementally, and for those who have more than 5,000 followers the associated avatars don’t get pulled down. The latter is being addressed in a future update.
As noted, aside from newly added support for Twitter, SocialSafe enables Facebook back-ups too, which I suspect is of more value than Twitter. This includes photos, friend structure, status updates and the like. A future version will also add Links, Likes and Photo Comments.
Two versions of SocialSafe exist: a free and Pro version, with the latter (costing a one-off payment of £4.99/$6.99/€5.99) unlocking certain features, such as Twitter support.
We have 250 copies to giveaway. To qualify on a first-come first-served basis, email SocialSafe (techcrunch@socialsafe.net) with TechCrunch in the title and include your First Name, Last Name and email address.